1592952664000 1312632483000 term-8999 1702062278609 1702030035000 1702062268747 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-8999 152ce98a-96e9-376d-9694-7165528f5c91 4 1 scope note Refers primarily to the style and period of Christian art in Italy and the western Mediterranean, roughly from the fourth to the mid-eighth century CE. It is characterized by an adaptation of the artistic language and symbolism of classical antiquity, but generally sacrifices classical ideals of physical beauty and technical perfection to emphasize spirituality and the immaterial world. fFor the style and period of eastern Mediterranean Christian art from the fourth to the mid-fifteenth century CE, use "Byzantine." F.FL.ALO.BCW.ALO.AFU.AFU 1 code F.FL.ALO.BCW.ALO.AFU.AFU 1 Early Christian reference term-9000 adlib-term-9000 b5452b77-8421-3601-9a74-856856af6457 <Early Christian-Byzantine styles and periods> reference term-10591 adlib-term-10591 a09f4d4c-0b91-3305-a22c-c3a7efa1f8ed Byzantine Early Christian term